UN General Assembly

The UN General Assembly (GA) is one of the six major branches of the United Nations. All 192 member nations of the UNOfficial Site: United Nations Member States are represented in the GA, and it is the only branch in which each member is represented equally. The GA is responsible for deliberating over and forming official UN policies, overseeing the budget, and appointing members of the UN Security Council. The 63rd session of the assembly begins on September 23, 2008.Diplomate: 63rd session of the UN General Assembly

1. UN Security Council
2. UN Economic and Social Council
3. UN Trusteeship Council
4. UN Secretariat
5. International Court of JusticeOfficial Site: Main Bodies of the United Nations

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be attending the assembly to meet with several officials and strengthen her foreign policy credentials. Palin will reportedly meet with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Columbian President Alvaro Uribe and diplomat Henry Kissinger.LA Times: Palin to meet world leaders at U.N. next week (September 20, 2008)